Device for supporting and inclosing ink bottles



April 2, 1929. w. L. FRY 1,707,790

7 DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING AND INCLOSING INK BOTTLES Filed Oct. 17. 1922" INVENTOR BY 1 Patented Apr. 2, 1929.

UNITED STATES WALTER L. FRY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING AND INCLOSING INK BOTTLES.

Application filed October 17, 1922. Serial No.-595,065.

My invention aims to provide a device capable of use in connection with an ink bottle, such as those in which ink is ordinarily sold, to enable the use of the ink without transferring the same to an inkstand and to produce at the minimum cost a cover of pleasing design, which will effectively exclude dust from the ink, with suitable means for guiding the pen of the user to the ink bottle and for sealing the bottle against evaporation during periods when the ink is not in use. More particularly this invention contemplates a device for use in connection with the commercially sold small bottle of ink for supporting and inclosing the same and for retaining said bottle of ink in position within said inclosing means in such a manner as to permit a user to insert a pen into the bottle of ink when de-' sired.

Referring to the drawing, which shows a section of one form of my improved inkstand in connection with a bottle of ink, I have shown at 1 a bottle of ink of the ordinary two ounce size commercially sold. I provide a cover portion 2, which may be Substantially frusto-conical in shape, and which is adapted to surround the bottle and extend downwardly to the bottom thereof. The bottom of the cover portion may rest upon the same support as the ink bottle does, or as shown in the drawing, may be closed by a suitable closure 3, which may be attached to the cover portion in any suitable manner, as for instance, by

the screw threads 4. The upper portion of the cover is provided with a guiding portion 5, preferably in the form of the frustum of a cone having an opening which is adjacent to the mouth of the ink bottle. As shown, the cone may extend downwardly into the neck of the bottle, thus assisting in holding the bottle in position inside of the inkstand and effectively guiding the pen of the user to the ink. If desired, the opening of the frustum of the cone may be extended still further downward to be submerged in the liquid, thus providing liquid in the guiding portion 5 of the inkstand. Any convenient closure of the guiding portion may be provided, but I prefer to use a spherical stopper, such as 7.

It will be understood that the cover portion 2 of the inkstand may be made in any convenient form that may be pleasing to the eye, provided that it is of suflicient size and other proper conformation to contain the ink bottle intended to be used therewith. I therefore do not intend to confine myself to the particular design illustrated, as the conformation of the cover portion and many other details may be changed without departing from the spirit of my invention. 7

What I claim is:

1. Means for inclosing an ink bottle comprising a bottom portion and a single sheet of metal forming a cover portion tapering from the base thereof toward the top, said bottom being adapted to be secured to said base, said top being provided with a downwardly extending tubular frusto-conical portion adapted to enter the neck of the bottle to position the latter within said cover portion when said bottom is secured to said base and to permit access to the contents of the bottle.

2. Means for supporting and inclosing an ink bottle comprising a base portion upon which said bottle is seated and provided with a threaded circumferential flange, a cover portion secured to said curcumferential flange and extending upwardly therefrom, said cover portion tapering from the base thereof toward the top, and a depending tubular guiding portion formed integral with the top of said cover portion and of suflicient length to extend into the neck of the bottle to retain the latter in position on said base and within said cover and a removable stopper positioned within the tubular guiding portion.

3. An inclosure for an ink bottle comprising a substantially flat base, having an upturned circumferential threaded flange and upon which an ink bottle is seated, a frustoconical element secured to said flange and having a depending guiding portion adapted to enter the neck of the bottle, and a stopper positioned in said guiding portion.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this 11th day of October, 1922.

WALTER L. FRY. 

